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MCLA to Host National Girls and Women in Sports Day

See how to participate on February 3rd

By Berkshires Macaroni Kid January 26, 2024

NGWSD is celebrated in all 50 states with community-based events, award ceremonies, and activities honoring the achievements and encouraging participation of girls and women in sports.

Each year, the Trailblazer athletics department invites girls and women to participate in various clinics to promote sport. 

MCLA NGWSD

Saturday, February 3, 2023

9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

FREE for girls in grades 3-8

On-Line Registration opens: January 2nd, 2024

Click here for registration

See below for agenda

NGWSD began in 1987 as a day to remember Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman for her athletic achievements and her work to assure equality for women's sports. Hyman died of Marfan's Syndrome in 1986 while competing in a volleyball tournament in Japan. Since that time, NGWSD has evolved into a day to acknowledge the past and recognize current sports achievements, the positive influence of sports participation, and the continuing struggle for equality and access for women in sports.

NGWSD is jointly organized by the National Girls and Women in Sport Coalition. The Coalition combines the experience and resources of four premiere girls- and women-serving organizations in the United States: Girls Incorporated, the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, National Women's Law Center, and the Women's Sports Foundation.

Collectively, these organizations have been in existence for over 432 years and have a membership reach of 5.5 million girls and women.